Here is today's news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland: From the Cleveland Daily Banner… Tim Siniard reports: Cleveland Mayor Emeri
Here is today’s news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland:
From the Cleveland Daily Banner…
Tim Siniard reports: Cleveland Mayor Emeritus Tom Rowland and his wife Sandra confirmed on Saturday that they have tested positive for COVID-19 and are quarantined at home where they are resting comfortably.
While both have been wearing face masks while out in public, and recently having been around several crowds, both decided to get tested last Tuesday at the Bradley County Health Department.
Although the Rowlands are unsure where they became infected, the largest crowd they have encountered was while visiting Westmore Church of God on Sunday, June 21.
The former mayor and first lady urged Cleveland and Bradley County residents to wear masks and maintain social distancing.
Also from The Banner…
Tim Siniard reports; Two Life Care Center of Cleveland employees have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Jimmy Dale, executive director of the local long-term care facility.
Dale told the Cleveland Daily Banner the two employees contracted COVID-19 outside of the facility and have not had contact with any residents.
Dale issued a statement Saturday in response to an inquiry by the Banner which learned of the unconfirmed test results on Friday.
Dale said when Life Care received the notification, it notified the Tennessee Department of Health and started the process of contacting every resident, resident family member and staff member, to inform them of the positive test.
He said both associates who tested positive are recovering at home and will not return to work until the Centers of Disease Control’s guidelines for returning to work after COVID-19 have been met.
From the Banner…
Tim Siniard reports: A city program that covered emergency helicopter transportation costs for Cleveland residents has ended up on the chopping block due to budget cuts necessitated by the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cutting the Life Force helicopter program will save the city $135,000, according to Cleveland City Manager Joe Fivas.
The program was available through the AirMedCare Network, which will end in October.
The program provided no out-of-pocket expenses to residents who are transported by the Life Force helicopter in Bradley County. In addition, the program discounted flight bills for Cleveland residents who were uninsured at the time of flight and when the pickup was in Bradley County.
Fivas said residents who wish to remain with the program can do so independently, for about $40 per year.
From the Chattanooga Times Free Press…
In response to calls for police accountability and reform across the nation, Gov. Bill Lee and Tennessee law enforcement leaders have begun conversations on reviewing state policy standards and transparency.
At this stage of the conversation, much of the proposed work is internal, without a framework for outside accountability, according to statements Lee made Thursday. Lee announced three main points of policy shift in partnership with state law enforcement leadership.
Within the next 60 days, law enforcement agencies in the state have been asked to review their use-of-force and duty-to-intervene policies. Tennessee will also increase accessibility to the National Decertification Index.
